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ACTION: Notice of new information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections. 

DATES: Comments are due by February 

20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be sent within 60 days 

of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

60-day Review-Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to NASA PRA Clearance 

Officer, Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA 

Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, 

Washington, DC 20546, phone 757–864– 

7998, or email hq-ocio-pra-program@

mail.nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Evelyn Johnson Scholarship 

Program (EJSP) recognizes the academic 

achievement of, and provides financial 

assistance to, the dependents of NASA 

Kennedy Space Center (KSC) civil 

service and NASA KSC Exchange 

employees. The scholarship honors the 

dedication and commitment of the late 

Evelyn Johnson, a Deputy Director, 

Equal Opportunity Program Office at 

KSC. Applicants are evaluated on the 

basis of academic achievement, 

involvement in school and community 

activities, and education and career 

goals. The scholarship winners may 

pursue any course of study leading to an 

undergraduate degree at any accredited 

college in the country. The scholarship 

is intended to be used only for tuition, 

fees, books and supplies associated with 

attending college. 

II. Methods of Collection 

Electronically available form. 

III. Data 

Title: NASA Kennedy Space Center 

Exchange Evelyn Johnson Scholarship 

Program. 

OMB Number: 2700–new. 

Type of review: New information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Activities: 3 to 5 scholarships per year. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

per Activity: 20 applicants per year. 

Annual Responses: 20. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Approx. 1 hour each. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20 hours. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They will also become a matter of 

public record. 

William Edwards-Bodmer, 

NASA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27836 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; Awardee 

Reporting Requirements for the 

Established Program To Stimulate 

Competitive Research (EPSCoR) 

Research Infrastructure Improvement 

Programs 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This is the 

second notice for public comment; the 

first was published in the Federal 

Register, and no comments were 

received. NSF is forwarding the 

proposed submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance simultaneously with the 

publication of this second notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAmain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, 703–292–7556, or send email 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including federal holidays). 

Copies of the submission may be 

obtained by calling 703–292–7556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF may 

not conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless the collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number and the agency 

informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information 

that such persons are not required to 

respond to the collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Title of Collection: Awardee Reporting 

Requirements for the Established 

Program to Stimulate Competitive 

Research (EPSCoR) Research 

Infrastructure Improvement Programs. 

OMB Number: 3145–0243. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

change of an established information 

collection. 

Proposed Project: The mission of the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) is to 

promote the progress of science; to 

advance the national health, welfare, 

and prosperity; and to secure the 

national defense, while avoiding the 

undue concentration of research and 

education. In 1977, in response to 

congressional concern that NSF funding 

was overly concentrated geographically, 

a National Science Board task force 

analyzed the geographic distribution of 

NSF funds, which resulted in the 

creation of an NSF Experimental 

Program to Stimulate Competitive 

Research (EPSCoR). The American 

Innovation and Competitiveness Act 

(sec. 103 D, Pub. L. 114–329) effectively 

changed the program’s name from 

‘‘Experimental’’ to ‘‘Established’’ in FY 

2016. Congress specified two objectives 

for the EPSCoR program in the National 

Science Foundation Authorization Act 

of 1988: (1) to assist States that 


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historically have received relatively 

little Federal research and development 

funding; and (2) to assist States that 

have demonstrated a commitment to 

develop their research bases and 

improve science and engineering 

research and education programs at 

their universities and colleges. 

The EPSCoR Research Infrastructure 

Improvement (RII) Investment Strategies 

advance science and engineering 

capabilities in EPSCoR jurisdictions for 

discovery, innovation and overall 

knowledge-based prosperity. These 

projects build human, cyber, and 

physical infrastructure in EPSCoR 

jurisdictions, stimulating sustainable 

improvements in their Research & 

Development (R&D) capacity and 

competitiveness. 

EPSCoR projects are unique in their 

scope and complexity; in their 

integration of individual researchers, 

institutions, and organizations; and in 

their role in developing the diverse, 

well-prepared, STEM-enabled workforce 

necessary to sustain research 

competitiveness and catalyze economic 

development. In addition, these projects 

are generally inter- or multi-disciplinary 

and involve effective jurisdictional and 

regional collaborations among 

academic, government, and private 

sector stakeholders that advance 

scientific research, promote innovation, 

and provide multiple societal benefits. 

They also broaden participation in 

science and engineering by engaging 

multiple institutions and organizations 

at all levels of research and education, 

and people within and among EPSCoR 

jurisdictions. These projects usually 

involve between 100 to 300 participants 

per year over the performance period, 

and the projects reach thousands more 

through their extensive STEM outreach 

activities. The American Innovation and 

Competitiveness Act of 2016, section 

103 (Pub. L. 114–329) requires NSF 

EPSCoR to submit annual reports to 

both Congress and OSTP that contain 

data detailing project progress and 

success (new investigators, broadening 

participation, dissemination of results, 

new workshops, outreach activities, 

proposals submitted and awarded, 

mentoring activities among faculty 

members, collaborations, researcher 

participating on the review process, 

etc.). 

EPSCoR RII Track-1, Track-2, and 

Track-4 projects are required to submit 

annual reports on progress and plans, 

which are used as a basis for 

performance review and determining 

the level of continued funding. To 

support this review and the 

management of EPSCoR RII projects, 

teams are required to develop a set of 

performance indicators for building 

sustainable infrastructure and capacity 

in terms of a strategic plan for the 

project; measure performance and revise 

strategies as appropriate; report on the 

progress relative to the project’s goals 

and milestones; and describe changes in 

strategies, if any, for submission 

annually to NSF. These indicators are 

both quantitative and descriptive and 

may include, for example, the 

characteristics of project personnel and 

students; aggregate demographics of 

participants; sources of financial 

support and in-kind support; 

expenditures by operational component; 

characteristics of industrial and/or other 

sector participation; research activities; 

workforce development activities; 

external engagement activities; patents 

and patent licenses; publications; 

degrees granted to students involved in 

project activities; and descriptions of 

significant advances and other outcomes 

of the EPSCoR project’s efforts. Part of 

this reporting takes the form of several 

spreadsheets to capture specific 

information to demonstrate progress 

towards achieving the goals of the 

program. Such reporting requirements 

are included in the cooperative 

agreement which is binding between the 

awardee institution and NSF. 

Each project’s annual report addresses 

the following categories of activities: (1) 

research, (2) education, (3) workforce 

development, (4) partnerships and 

collaborations, (5) communication and 

dissemination, (6) sustainability, (7) 

diversity, (8) management, and (9) 

evaluation and assessment. 

For each of the categories the report 

is required to describe overall objectives 

for the year; specific accomplishments, 

impacts, outputs and outcomes; 

problems or challenges the project has 

encountered in making progress towards 

goals; and anticipated problems in 

performance during the following year. 

Use of the Information: NSF will use 

the information to continue its oversight 

of funded EPSCoR RII projects, and to 

evaluate the progress of the program. 

The change would facilitate reporting 

better aligned with program goals and 

provides data as legislatively required 

for NSF EPSCoR. 

Estimate of Burden: Approximately 59 

hours per project for 181 projects for a 

total of 10,679 hours. 

Respondents: Non-profit institutions; 

federal government. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Report: One. 

Dated: December 14, 2023. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27872 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; 

Graduate Research Fellowships 

Program 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This is the 

second notice for public comment; the 

first was published in the Federal 

Register, and no comments were 

received. NSF is forwarding the 

proposed submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance simultaneously with the 

publication of this second notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAmain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, 703–292–7556, or send email 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including federal holidays). 

Copies of the submission may be 

obtained by calling 703–292–7556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF may 

not conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless the collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number and the agency 

informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information 

that such persons are not required to 

respond to the collection of information. 

Title of Collection: Graduate Research 

Fellowship Program. 

OMB Number: 3145–0023. 


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